| 【simple】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "simplex," and "simplus." It carries the basic meaning of "simple." from PIE *glei- "clay" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "simple"]
simple ****[1025] If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand.
simplify ☆[5381] to make (something) easier to do or understand
simply ****[1023] You use simply to emphasize that something consists of only one thing, happens for only one reason, or is done in only one way.
[WORD ROOT]root simple
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] simple
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) simplex, simplus
[MEANING]root simple
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 simplex simple
- 【Latin】 simplus plain, decent
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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simple ★★★★[1025] adjective from simple
【DEFINITION】 If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; simple < simpler < simplest
【SYNONYM】 easy
【ANTONYM】 fancy
【ROOTs】 simple; simple
【Etymology】 《Latin simplus》 plain, decent
【First Known Meaning】 free from duplicity, upright, guileless; blameless, innocently harmless; ignorant, uneducated; unsophisticated; simple-minded, foolish
【DERIVATIVEs】 simpleness, simplify, simply, simple
simplify ☆[5381] verb from simple
【DEFINITION】 to make (something) easier to do or understand
【Declension/Conjugation】 simplifies, simplified, simplified, simplifying
【COMPOSITION】 simple + fy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ simpl(simple); simple ⑵ ify(fy); verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin simplificare》 [simplex+facere] to simplify
【DERIVATIVEs】 simpleness, simplify, simply, simple
simply ★★★★[1023] adverb
【DEFINITION】 You use simply to emphasize that something consists of only one thing, happens for only one reason, or is done in only one way.
【SYNONYM】 just, absolutely
【ROOTs】 ⑴ simpl(simple); simple ⑵ y(ly); adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin simplus》 plain, decent
【DERIVATIVEs】 simpleness, simplify, simply, simple
Other words containing "simple"; simpleness, simplism, simplistic, simplistically
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
simil-, simul-
sign
sider
side
short
sex
seven
set
servi-, serv-
servar-, serv-
